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The Pilgrim’s Progress

The Pilgrim’s Progress. John Bunyan. The Pilgrim’s Progress. Considered the most influential religious book ever written in the English language. John Bunyan (1622-1688). Learned reading and writing at village school in hometown of Elstow Drafted into parliamentary army in 1644

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The Pilgrim’s Progress

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  1. The Pilgrim’s Progress John Bunyan

  2. The Pilgrim’s Progress • Considered the most influential religious book ever written in the English language

  3. John Bunyan (1622-1688) • Learned reading and writing at village school in hometown of Elstow • Drafted into parliamentary army in 1644 • Married first wife in 1649 • She introduced him to various religious writings: Plain Man’s Pathway to Heaven; Practice of Piety • 1653 joined a Nonconformist church

  4. John Bunyan • Became a preacher • Married second wife 1659, after first wife died in 1656 (left with 4 children) • Arrested in 1660 for preaching without a license • Spent approximately next 12 years in Bedford jail

  5. John Bunyan • During first half of this period, wrote 9 books • The Holy City (1665) • Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners (1666) • A Confession of My Faith, and a Reason of my Practice (1672)

  6. John Bunyan • Released from jail in 1672 • Began preaching again • Jail once again • where he probably finished the first part of The Pilgrim’s Progress

  7. Timeline History of The Pilgrim's Progress • 1675 (age 47) • John Bunyan wrote The Pilgrim's Progress during six months of incarceration • February 1678 • The Pilgrim's Progress is published. • 1678 • Second edition published in the fall

  8. Timeline History ofThe Pilgrim's Progress • 1682 • Bunyan's eighth edition published with additional last improvements. • 1684 • Bunyan's ninth edition published. • 1684 • John Bunyan published Part Two of The Pilgrim's Progress • 1685 • Bunyan published tenth edition

  9. Bunyan… • "It came from my own heart, so to my head,And thence into my fingers trickled;Then to my pen, from whence immediatelyOn paper I did dribble it daintily.Matter and manner too was all mine own,Nor was it unto any mortal known,Till I had done it. Nor, did any then,By books, by wits, by tongues, or hand or penAdd five words to it, or write half a lineThereof; the whole and every whit is mine."

  10. The Pilgrim’s Progress • The allegory takes the form of a dream by the author. • Main character: Christian, an everyman character • Journey: City of Destruction Celestial City

  11. The Pilgrim’s Progress • THE FIRST STAGE • Author's Apology for his Book • Christian's deplorable condition • Evangelist directs him • Obstinate and Pliable • Slough of Despond • Worldly Wiseman • Mount Sinai • Conversation with Evangelist

  12. The Pilgrim’s Progress • THE SECOND STAGE • The Gate • Conversation with Good-Will • The Interpreter's House • Christian entertained • The sights there shown him

  13. The Pilgrim’s Progress • THE THIRD STAGE • Loses his burden at the Cross • Simple, Sloth, Presumption, Formalist, Hypocrisy • hill Difficulty • the Arbor • misses his roll • the Palace Beautiful • the lions • talk with Discretion, Piety, Prudence, and Charity • wonders shown to Christian • he is armed

  14. The Pilgrim’s Progress • THE FOURTH STAGE • Valley of Humiliation • conflict with Apollyon • Valley of the Shadow of Death • Giants Pope and Pagan

  15. The Pilgrim’s Progress • THE FIFTH STAGE • Discourse with Faithful • Talkative and Faithful • Talkative's character

  16. The Pilgrim’s Progress • THE SIXTH STAGE • Evangelist overtakes Christian and Faithful • Vanity Fair • the Pilgrims brought to trial • Faithful's martyrdom

  17. The Pilgrim’s Progress • THE SEVENTH STAGE • Christian and Hopeful • By-ends and his companions • plain of Ease • Lucre-hill • Demas • the River of Life • Vain • Confidence • Giant Despair • the Pilgrims beaten • the Dungeon • the Key of Promise

  18. The Pilgrim’s Progress • THE EIGHTH STAGE • The Delectable Mountains • entertained by the Shepherds • a by-way to Hell

  19. The Pilgrim’s Progress • THE NINTH STAGE • Christian and Hopeful meet Ignorance • Turn-away • Little-Faith • the Flatterer • the net • chastised by a Shining One • Atheist • Enchanted Ground • Hopeful's account of his conversion • discourse of Christian and Ignorance

  20. The Pilgrim’s Progress • THE TENTH STAGE • Talk of Christian and Hopeful • Temporary • the backslider • the land of Beulah • Christian and Hopeful pass the River • welcome to the Celestial city

  21. Part II • The second part was published in 1684 • describes the journey of Christian's wife and children from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City • they travel under the guidance of Mr. Greatheart, the servant of the Interpreter

  22. Bunyan’s Style • Characteristics • his constant use of the phraseology and the imagery of the Bible • the frequent occurrence of provincial and colloquial expressions

  23. Stylistic features • The vividness of the descriptive passages (they are usually sentences or merely phrases) • Reproduction of • scenes from the Bible (as Bunyan understood them) • scenes from provincial and rural England

  24. Theme • The Pilgrim's Progress is primarily a religious allegory • in intention it is an exposition of the Protestant theory of the plan of salvation • Example of Puritan theology • No fanaticism

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